Overview
- Authorities closed the 11200 block of South Topeka Avenue as tactical teams, medics and helicopters established a large perimeter north of Carbondale.
- The Kansas Highway Patrol confirmed it is responding to a developing situation but declined operational specifics.
- The Topeka Police Department, the Shawnee County Sheriff’s Office and other regional units joined the coordinated response.
- Witness and social-media accounts described officers injured, though agencies have not verified any casualty numbers or conditions.
- Residents were urged to avoid the area, and it remained unclear whether any suspect was in custody or whether the threat had been neutralized as of late morning.